Concrete, a widely used construction material, exhibits inherent brittleness and limited
tensile strength. To address these shortcomings, the incorporation of fibers has gained …

Numerical simulations have been widely used to study the failure and mechanical behavior
of high performance fiber-reinforced concretes (HPFRCs) in the past decades. According to …

Manufactured sand (MS) was used to partially replace the traditional quartz sand (QS) to
prepare a novel ultra-high-performance manufactured sand concrete (UHPMC). To better …

Steel fiber reinforced cementitious composites (SFRCCs), including normal strength
concrete (NSC), high strength concrete (HSC), and ultra-high performance concrete …

Manufactured sand (MS) is considered a reliable alternative to natural sand (NS) in concrete
due to its wide availability and cost-effectiveness. In this study, the influences of water …

Shear-dominant instability disasters in high-temperature conditions pose a significant
challenge for deep underground rock projects, necessitating a thorough understanding of …

The fabrication of geopolymer coral aggregate concrete beams (GCACB) can effectively
address the challenges associated with constrained concrete raw materials and structural …

Ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) is an excellent material for
harsh environments, but corrosion will change its internal microstructure and complicate the …

To tackle the issues of inadequate mechanical properties of recycled aggregate concrete
and its limited application in load-bearing structural components, a high-performance hybrid …

To understand and quantify fatigue in siltstone, uniaxial cyclic loading was applied on
siltstone specimens along with acoustic emission (AE) monitoring. The specimens were pre …